Amd moistening labels



M. T. WOYTON.

MACHINE FOR GUMMING AND MOISTENING LABELS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9.19IS.

Patentod July 29, 1919.

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M. T. WOYTON.

MACHINE FOR GUMMING AND MOISTENING LABELS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9| i918.

.i'nt'eni'ed July 29, 1919.

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. MICHAEL T. WOYTON, OF 30A, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR eummme AND 'iioisrnmne LABELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 29, 1919.

I 'fl at1on filed Mzgrch 9, 1918. Serial No. 221,434.

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL T. Wor'roN, d

States, vresidin at in the county of Queens and tateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Machines for Guma citizen ofthe United Jamalca,

min and ois'teningLabels; and I do hereby eclare the followingto be a full, clear,

and exact description 0 the invention, such as will enable others skilled 1n the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

of the This invention relates to improvements in ing or molstening labels 5 has for one of its objects the provision of a device of this characterwhich will apply glue or moisture or the like evenly to the surface of labels card board, stri s of leather or the like which vary in thic ness without'adjusting or replacing of any arts of the machine.

Anot or object of this invention is the provision of aglue pan that can be readily and conveniently removed 'for refilling, or heating without moving the macleanm chine. om its support.

A further object ,of this invention is .the

provision of a feed which will carry the label or the like directly through and away from the lue or moisture applying cylinder,

thereby o viatin'g the danger of the same sticking to the cylinder..

A further object of this invention. is the provision of means' adapted to cooperate withthe' feed in removing the labels or the like from the machine and which will sup port the labels and permit the excess glue or moisture thereon to drain therefrom into the pan so that the same can be again utilized. 1

A still furtherobject of the invention is the provision of a machine for gaming or i -moistening labels of the above stated charac ter, which shall be simple,'durable and efficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in cer-' tain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more. fully described, and claimed.

For a complete understanding of -m .in-

vention, reference is to be had to the foligure 1 is a illustrating the cylinder dispose 6. The glue or lowing description, and rawings, in which plan view of a machine for gummmg or moistening labels constructed 1n accor ance w th myinvention,

F g. 2 1s a side elevation of the same,

Fig. 3' is a longitudinal sectional view lue or .moistener applying partially withinthe moisture or glue pan, Fig. 4 is a detailsectional view of a combined sprocket wheel and pinion, and 3 Fig. 5 1s a perspective view of a drip' pan adapted to be positioned on the base.

'Referrmg in detail tothe drawings the numeral 1 indicates a base of any desired material and has secured thereto vertically disposed side members 2, byineans of bolts or'like fastening elements 3. The side members 2 are cut away as illustrated at-4 'foraccompanying the purpose of reducing the cost. of manufacturmg the same by reducing the amount of material required to inake the, side members and also reducin the weight of the machine in entirety so t at the machine may be readily. carried from one point to another when-desired. 7 A pair of transversely extending rods 5 are carried b the side members 2 adjacent thelr rear en s for the purpose of supportlng the rear end of a glue or moisture pan moisture pan 6 has formed upon its side walls adjacent its front end lugs 7 that are received within notches 8 formed in the side supporting members 2 and which open outwardly through the front edges thereof permittin the pan to be removed from the side mem ers when desired. The side walls of the pan 6 are reduced in height adjacent their rear ends for the purpose of defining shoulders 9 that are adapted to limit the movement of the pan toward the rear end of the side members y abutting a transverse shaft 10 journaled to the side members 2 and on which is mounted a moisture or glue applying cylinder 11; The cylinder 11 is secured to the shaft .10 by means of set screws or other suitable fasteners so that the same can be readily removed when desired. The shaft 10 is so located in respect to the pan 6 that approximately one-half of the cylinder will be disposed within the pan" so that the glue or moisturecontained therein may adhere to the periphery th reof.

A transverse bar 12 is secured to the 1 upper front edges of the side members 2 and coiiperates with the side members 1n supporting a table 13 on which labels and the like may be placed for the purpose of feeding the same into engagement with the cylinder. The bar 12 has a catch 14 of any desired construction slidably connected thereto which is adapted to be moved downwardly in engagement with the front wall of the pan 6 for the purpose of preventlng the same from becoming accidentally removed or displaced from the machine. 'The front wall of the pan 6 being provlded with a suitable handle 15 so that the pan may be readily grip ed for the (purfipse'ofremovmg the same w en desire he table 13 15 provided with a slot 16 to permit the catch 14 to be moved upwardly when deslrmg to free the pan so that the same can be removed from the machine. provided with slots 17 for the purpose of receivin set screws 18 earned by the upper edges 0 the side members 2, providing a construction wherein the table may be adjusted toward and from the cylinder 11 as desired.

A pair of uprlghts 19 are formed upon the upper edge 0 the slde members and have mounted therein a rod 20 on which is pivotally mounted hanger arms 21 that are normally disposed downwardly n an 1nclined plane and in the direction of the table 13. The hanger arms 21- have 10111- naled in their lower ends a shaft 22 on which is mounted or secured a feed roller 23 constructed from rubber or any other 29 has secured thereto a sprocket wheel 31 material suitable for the purpose and which is preferably corrugated so as to readily obtain a grip upon a label or the like when moved into engagement with the same. The shaft'22, has secured to one end thereof, a

inion 24 which meshes with a pinion 25 ]0l1I'I1&lBd upon the rod 20. The pinion 25 has formed integrally therewith a sprocket wheel 26 over which travels a sprocket chain 27 The shaftlO also has secured thereto a s rocket wheel 28 over which the sprocket cliain 27 passes. A shaft 29 is journaled in the side members 2 in rear of the cylinders 28 and has secured thereon a plurality of relatively spaced disks 30 constructed of rubber or any other suitable materal for the purpose of enga 'ng the label or the like to feed the same 0 of the cylinder. The shaft which has the sprocket chain 27 passing thereover. A suitable crank handle 32 is secured to the shaft 10 for the purpose of rotatin the same which will in turn drive the cylinder 11, feed roller 23 and the shaft 29 carrying the disk 30. A spring 33 is secured to one of the side members2 and has its free end disposed over the shaft 22 for the purpose of urging the feed roller 23 The table 13 is downwardly in the direction of the table 13.

An adjusting plate 34 is adjustably secured same, thereby obviating undue wear of the.

feed roller if it was permitted to contact with the table during the rotation thereof. A bar 35 is secured to the rear upper end of the side members 2 and-is provided with a plurality of relatively spaced sockets to receive angularly related ends of rods 36. The rods 36 are relatively spaced and are disposed between the disks 3'0 and have their free ends sharpened to engage circumferential grooves 3 which are adapted to engage un er alabel or the like passin over the cylinder and prevents the same rom sticking or adhering thereto.

A suitable tray 38 is located on the base 1 for the purpose of catching any glue or moisture that may drip from the machine when the pan 6 has been removed for cleanor other purposes.

formed in the c lindertll operation, the labels or other articles are placed upon the table in close proximity to' the feed roller 23 and by rotating the crank handle 32, the label is fed onto the cylinder 11 which applies the glue or moisture thereto and the label is then received by the rods 36 and fed off of the machine by the disks 30 on the shaft 29. As the label passes along the rods 36 the surplus moisture or adhesive material thereon may drip thereon into the pan 6. The rods 36 may be readily removed from the bar 35 when desired to clean the same.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may befmade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my'invention, what A I claim as new is formed on said tray .and received within said notches, a transversely extending bar carried by the side members, a movable catch carried by said bar and adapted to engage the tray for holding the same against accidental movement, a cylinder journaled to the side members and disposed within the tray, means feeding labels into contact with the cylinder, and means receiving the 130 labels after coming inder.

2. A device of the character set forth comprising a supporting structure, a gumming pan removably mounted on said structure, a gumming cylinder associated with said pan, a table adjustably secured to the supporting structure, a feed roller associated with the table and cylinder, a vertically movable catch carried by said structure and adapted to engage the front of the pan, said in contact with the cyltable having a notch to permit the catch to move upwardly to free the table, and means receiving the labels after contacting with the cylinder.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MICHAEL T. WOYTON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE J. SMITH, LOUISE RAMANG. 

